The league table dissolves
What happens to a confident ranking when its intervals appear?
8 neighboring pairs have overlapping intervals. Hide the intervals to see how a precise-looking league table conceals that uncertainty; the axis stays put, so only the uncertainty changes.
Ranks here are positions among the ten displayed counties, not national ranks. These are the five highest and five lowest raw estimates; uncertainty can overlap within each extreme group. Overlap alone is not a formal test of the difference.
Chart data · 10 rows
| County | Estimate | Lower 95% | Upper 95% | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono County, CA | 98.9 | 90.1 | 107.8 | 12,978 |
| Summit County, CO | 93 | 88.5 | 97.5 | 30,565 |
| Pitkin County, CO | 92.7 | 89.4 | 96 | 16,876 |
| Oliver County, ND | 91.2 | 76.4 | 105.9 | 1,856 |
| Liberty County, MT | 89.4 | 84.6 | 94.2 | 1,972 |
| Dewey County, SD | 61.4 | 58.7 | 64 | 5,140 |
| Todd County, SD | 61.4 | 59.3 | 63.4 | 9,220 |
| Roosevelt County, MT | 61.2 | 59.3 | 63.1 | 10,572 |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | 60.1 | 58.4 | 61.8 | 13,519 |
| Buffalo County, SD | 55.9 | 52.1 | 59.7 | 1,861 |
CHR 2024 v147 with published 95% CIs; the five highest and five lowest raw estimates among counties reporting intervals.
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2024, UW Population Health Institute
Reading notes
The ten rows are selected extremes. Their displayed positions are not national ranks, and interval overlap is not itself a formal test.
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County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2024, UW Population Health Institute
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